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Smithsonian's National Zoo
Free-admission zoo in Washington, D.C. that is part of the Smithsonian Institution, famous for its giant pandas.
33 km · about 40 min drive
Maryland, United States · North America
Germantown sits on the route: 10 minutes from Montgomery Village, 33km from Smithsonian's National Zoo.
Germantown is a town located in Maryland, United States. With a population of 86,395, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Germantown sits in United States, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/New York time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Germantown to your route.
Germantown is a passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line between Washington, D.C., and Martinsburg, West Virginia (with a branch to Frederick, Maryland). It is one of the busiest stations on the Brunswick Line along with Silver Spring and Rockville stations. All Brunswick Line trains stop at this station.
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original Germantown station, which was built by Ephraim Francis Baldwin for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was destroyed by arsonists in 1978, and was reconstructed for MARC.
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Germantown is located in Maryland, United States, North America. The coordinates are 39.1732 latitude, -77.2716 longitude.
Germantown has a population of approximately 86,395 people, making it a town in United States.
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Free-admission zoo in Washington, D.C. that is part of the Smithsonian Institution, famous for its giant pandas.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Powerful stone monument on the National Mall honouring the civil rights leader, featuring a 9-metre carved figure emerging from rock.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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Moving black granite wall inscribed with the names of more than 58,000 American service members who died in the Vietnam War.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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Grand open-air memorial on the National Mall honouring the 16 million Americans who served in the Second World War.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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Official residence and workplace of the President of the United States since 1800, a symbol of American democracy.
37 km · about 40 min drive
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Neoclassical memorial honouring Abraham Lincoln, featuring a massive seated statue and the site of Martin Luther King's famous speech.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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America's front yard stretching from the US Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, lined with iconic monuments, memorials, and Smithsonian museums.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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Home to the Hope Diamond and over 148 million specimens, making it one of the world's premier natural history collections.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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